| Acronym | Meaning |
| RPL | Radio Photoluminescence |
| REOS | Remote Electro-Optical Sensor |
| COARE | Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
| GMAD | Geometric Mean Aerodynamic Diameter |
| LIPM | Laser Integrating Plate Method |
| LIF | Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| ODES | Ocean Data Evaluation System |
| FDMS | Field-desorption Mass Spectrometry |
| MWCO | Molecular Weight Cut-off (in Membrane |
| MISFET | Metal-insulator-semiconductor Field Effect Transistor |